As my niece's birthday approaches, I was delighted to get permission from my sister to do some Barbie shopping. I love Barbies. I loved them as a kid, I love them now. Hatchling kind of likes them too, but that's a whole 'nother post.

Anyway, as we cruised the aisles of Wal-Mart yesterday (have you noticed that I say Wal-Mart in like, every post I write. It's a sad, sad life I lead. And no, they don't pay me squat.), we took a preliminary gander down that pink, pink Barbie aisle. And here is what I saw:



I particularly like the bird attached to her head. Do you think that comes off? I'm sure this is meant for collectors, though why you would want to collect this is beyond me. I do wonder how my niece's psyche would hold up if this were to be her first Barbie doll? Hmmm... better not.